7. The Prague MS. (early in the 15th century) ; in the University Library, Prague ; entitled 'Einmusikalischer Lehrcompendium des H. de Zeclaudia.' Contains many fine Volkalieder of the 14th cent.

8. The Locheim Song-book (1452-60); In the Ducal Library, Wernigerode. Has been edited by Arnold and Bellerman, with a most interesting preface.

9. The Dresden Minnesinger MS. (15th century) ; in the Eoyal Public Library at Dresden. A miscellaneous volume, of which the more interesting portions are gome mystical hymns to the Virgin by Michael Behaim.

10. The Vienna Song-book (1533); in the Imperial Library, Vienna. Consists of five part-books, with both sacred and secular words and music.

11. Werlin's Song-book of 1646 ; Eoyal State Library, Munich. Contains many thousand melodies to sacred and secular words; some are genuine Volkslieder of 15th and 16th cent, 'others later and more artificial.

8. JacBeynart'sVillanelle; Nuremberg, 1574. 67 songs for three voices in Sonnet form, which were very popular and widely sung during Eeynart's lifetime. Copies in Berlin and Munich Libraries.

9. Job. Eccard. Two collections in 4 and 5 parts ; Mulhausen and KOnigsperg, 1578 and 1589 ; an imper- fect copy of the latter is in the B. M.

10. Hans Leo Hassler. Two collections of songs in 4, 5, 6. and 8 parts after Italian models, Nuremberg 1600, and Augsburg 1596. A copy 1596 is in the B. M.

11. MelchiorFranck's Song-collections. 16 in number, printed either at Nuremberg or Coburg between 1602 and 1623. Each collection contains a variety of songs for 4 or more voices. A copy in the Berlin Library. Another (Coburg, 1623) in the B. M.

H. Sacred Song-books of the 16th and 17th centuries. (1) Lutheran.

1. Walther's Hymn-book, 1524. The first hymn-book written in parts. Contains 32 German and 5 Latin hymns. Copies in Vienna, Berlin, Munich, and Zwickau Li- braries.

2. Souterliedekena ; Antwerp, 1540. Free metrical ver- sions of the Psalms, set to secular melodies, chiefly North German and Flemish Volkslieder, and French Chansons. A copy in the Eoyal Library, Dresden.

3. Luc. Lossius Psalmodia ; Wittenberg, 1552. Several later editions of this work have appeared, and a copy of the 1569 edition is in the Library at Wernigerode. It contains 429 Latin and 9 German hymns in 4 and 5 parts. Copies of 1553, 1561, 1569, and 1571 in B. M.

4. Triller's Song-book ; Breslau, 1559. Contains many Volkslieder in their earliest form, but arranged for several voices. Copies in the Berlin and Wernigerode Libraries.

5. Keuchenthal's Hymn-book ; Wittenberg, 1573. The richest collection of the 16th century in melodies. Copy in Berlin Library.

2. Corner's Hymn-book of 1631 {Nuremberg. Melodies partly collected from previous song-books and partly taken down from the mouths of the Austrian peasants. Copies in the Wurzburg and Vienna Libraries.

0. Modern Collections of Volkslieder and Chorales, and Works relating to them, alphabetically arranged.

2. C. F. Becker: 'Lieder und Weisen vergangener Jahrhunderte.' Leipzig, 1843-58. (A small collection of early Volkslieder ; words and melodies taken from the original, but the melodies in modern notation.)

4. Franz M. Bohme: ' Altdeutsches Liederbuch aus dem 12ten bis zum 17ten Jahrhundert.' Leipzig, 1876. The best work existing on the Volkslied. Has an in- valuable preface on the form and the history of the Volkslied, and a very large collection of old melodies, with words, and trustworthy history of each.

5. Franz M. Bohme: ' Volkslieder f. Mannerstimmen.'

6. E. de Coussemaker: 'Chants populaires de Fla- mands de France.' Ghent, 1856. (Many N. German and Flemish Volkslieder being identical, this collection is named.)